Stanchion



(Nomaden.)

J. E. DEAN.

STANGHION.

No. 249,023. Patented Noy. 1,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEETCE.

JAMES E. DEAN, OF VVINSTED, CONNECTICUT.

STANCHlON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 249,023, datedNovember 1, 1881,

Application filed May 12, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom tt may concern:

Be it known-that I, JAMES E. DEAN, of Winsted, Litchfield county,Connecticut, have invented a new and Improved Stanchion, ot' which thefollowing is a specitication-` The object of my invention is to providean improved, durable, and strong device for holding cattle in thestalls.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a. front elevation of myimproved eattlestanchion. Fig. 2 is a detail plan of one end ofthe uppertransverse bar. Fig. 3 is a detail crosssectional elevation of thebottom transverse bar. Figs. 4 and 5 are views of the swivels forholding the stanchion to the top bar and sill.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The stanchion is formed ofthe upper transverse bar, A, the lowertransverse bar,B, and the longitudinal side bars, C D, the latter ot'which is pivoted lo one end ofthe bottom transverse bar, B, the upperend of this bar being beveled or rounded toward the inside and tting ina recess or slot, E, in the end of the upper transverse bar, A. Theupper end of' this side bar, D, projects slightly above the uppertransverse bar, A, as shown in Fig. 1. A U-shaped latch-rod, F, ispivoted to the upper transverse bar, A, the end of this U-shaped rodreaching to the outer edge of the side bar, l), when the same is in theslot or recess E ot' the bar A. One shank of the U-shaped latch F tsinto a longitudinal recess, F', in the top of the upper rail,A. The barA is suspended from a beam, Gr, by a bolt, H, or by swivels J or K, andthe lower transverse bar, B,is held to the sill-plate L by a bolt, aswivel, or by a pivot or pintle, M, attached to an eye, N, through whichthe bottom rail, B, passes. The eye N is not attached to the bar B, butthe latter can move freely in the eye N, and thus permits of 'animalright and left.

a swinging or lateral motion of the stanchion at its lower end only,sothat the stanchion can move sidewise a short distance when the animallowers its head. Thelateral motion of the stanchions being almostnothing at its upper end, the stalls may be placed nearer togetherwithout danger of the animals injuring each other by lighting than withany other style ot' stanchion. The U-shaped latch-rod F is raised andthe side-bar is swung outward, as shown in Fig. 1, to admit the headofthe animal. The bar D is then moved back again, and as its upper endenters the slotE the beveled or rounded edge raises the latch -rod F,which drops when the edge of the bar has passed, and thus locks this barin place. No springs are required for the latch, which can be openedvery conveniently, and, as has been stated, it locks the bar Dautomatically.

I am aware that prior patents show cattlestanchions with the neck barslixed in crosspieces which move upon pivots and have lateral motion,soas to move with the neck of the I hereby disclaim the same.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

'lhe combination, with the beam G and sill L, of the cattle-stanchionconsisting of the transverse bars A B, the stationary bnr C, the pivotedbar D, and latch F, the bolt H, connecting the stanchion to beam G, andthe pintle M, provided with the eye N, throughwhich the transverse bar Bmoves laterally, whereby the whole frame may have rotary and the lowerpart lateral or swinging motion in combination therewith,substantiallyas shown and described.

JAMES EDWIN DEAN.

Witnesses:

EDWY E. BENEDIor, SAMUEL A. HERMAN.

